The goat (Capra hircus) is the most important domesticated animal due to
its importance in various parts of the world since it produces wool, meat, milk,
fertilizer, draught power, and leather. There are numerous ways through which
parasitic illnesses restrict goat industry production. Parasites outside the body survive
on blood, skin, and hair. These parasites cause sores and skin inflammation, which
makes the animal uncomfortable and irritated. Diseases can be spread by parasites from
ill to healthy animals. These can reduce milk production and weight gain. Livestock
that is infested cannot typically be managed well. The eyes and ears are the main
organs of any animal, which serve as windows to the outside world and help to find
food and shelter and defend them. The eyes and ears of goats are frequently affected by
parasitic infections, which are characterized by blindness, severe lacrimation,
conjunctivitis, corneal opacity, keratitis, abscesses in the eyelid, photophobia, and
deafness. Amongst several species of external parasites that infect the goat include
ticks, mites, fleas, flies, and lice. Out of these, ticks are ranked the uppermost in terms
of causing infections. There are several genera of ticks that are present on the ear
surface, ear canal, and body surface of goats, which are responsible for the transmission of various tickborne diseases, tick worry, metabolic debilitation, tick-toxicosis,
and also anemia. Ticks are also considered the second vector in the world after
mosquitoes in the transmission of different diseases.
Keywords: Ear, Eye, Eyeworm, Goat, Spinose ear tick.
